The classic AI Twitter arc: from meme account to feeling responsible for society's future
PeterBowdenLive · x · 2026-09-11
A self-deprecating quip circulating in AI circles: "I used to be a meme account. Now I feel responsible for the future of society. It could happen to you."
It pokes fun at a familiar career arc on AI Twitter — accounts that rose on jokes and memes gradually pivoting to AGI safety, ethics and futurism as the stakes of the field rose.
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